It can get you into trouble but it can't get you out
The devil's right hand
Is the devil's right hand"
But the devil's right hand
Mama dropped a dozen eggs, she really blew up
l asked if I could have one someday when I grew up
Really blew up, I didn't understand
Mama said, "The pistol is the devil's right hand"
Is the devil's right hand"
My Mama said,"The pistol
The devil's right hand
Mama said,"The pistol
The devil's right hand
So then I went and bought myself a Colt 45
The devil's right hand
"Not guilty", I said, you've got the wrong man
Mama said, "The pistol
Loads a mite slow and soon I found out
Well I get into a card game in a company town
In the general store when I was thirteen
The trial was in the morning and they [Incomprehensible] me out of bed
Nothing touched the trigger
The devil's right hand
My very first pistol was a cap and ball Colt
Is the devil's right hand
The devil's right hand
The devil's right hand
Caught a miner cheating, I shot the dog down
The devil's right hand
The devil's right hand
Nothing touched the trigger but the devil's right hand
Called a Peacemaker but I never knew why
The devil's right hand
Mama said,"The pistol is the devil's right hand"
Shoot as fast as lightnin' but it loads a mite slow
Never touched his holster, never had a chance to draw
Mama said,"The pistol
Never knew why, I didn't understand
Mama said, "The pistol
Shot the dog down, I watched the man fall
Asked me how I pleaded, "Not guilty" I said
Is the devil's right hand"
Thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen
